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Cities create their own weather: Why it rains more often in major cities than in rural areas

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It is particularly in warmer months that cities receive more rain than rural areas. Credit: Osman Rana / Unsplash

Data from satellites around the world reveal: large cities receive significantly more rainfall than the surrounding rural regions. A recent study from Australia confirms this observation. However, it also reveals that previous measurements could have put too much weight on the effect.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Data from satellites around the world reveal: large cities receive significantly more rainfall than the surrounding rural regions. A recent study from Australia confirms this observation. However, it also reveals that previous measurements could have put too much weight on the effect.


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